The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches us that all conquerers who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so.–Adolf Hitler 1942

The Seven Myths of Gun Control

Things I hope to accomplish in 2008:

• Lose lots and lots of weight
• Get my completely unconstitutional FOID card back from the crappy state of Illinoguns
• Purchase at least one new handgun dependent on the above
• Read through the Bible three times
  • January - April–NIV Archaeological Study Bible (Christmas Present From Dear Old Dad)
  • May - August–NET (New English Translation)
  • September - December–ESV (English Standard Version)
• Smoke some good cigars
• Purchase a few well chosen LPs from my growing wish list
• Read a few good books starting with
  • God’s War by Christopher Tyerman (A Gift From My Sister-In-Law’s Family)
  • Classical Music for Dummies by David Pogue
  • Global Warning - Are We On The Brink Of WWIII by Tim LaHaye (Another Gift From Dad)
• Finish preaching through the Gospel of John
• Preach through another book of the Bible, perhaps Genesis, perhaps not
• Watch several movies at the theater…Batman, Iron Man, and Get Smart for a start

Of course there are other things related to spiritual and physical health of a more personal nature, and with any luck I won’t accomplish most of the things I want to accomplish (just being as optimistic as possible), but it is a new year. Day one went fairly well with reasonable eating habits and a good start on Genesis (along with several interesting and germane archaeological side notes). Basically I hope to bring more glory to God in 2008 than I did in 2007–which admittedly shouldn’t be a difficult task, but inevitably will be. Well, all that is left is (as my nephew says) Go!

 Cal Thomas has written up a nice piece the describes just what the Second Amendment can do…when it is not unconstitutionally taken away by the federal or state government. Say it with me, “More Guns = Less Crime!”

…All of the gun-control laws that have been passed and are still being contemplated could not have had the affect of one armed, trained and law-abiding citizen on the scene like 42-year-old Jeanne Assam, a volunteer security guard at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs…

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